Telegram-herald., 1887-03-01

tcsr III TOWEL NJ. IfH-e -tLNLt
adviser. Was sent so. and listened % the
following confession from the woman:
What 1 an 4ooat TO say 10 YOU has
never beeo made public befre. and as
sure you. on he honor Of ~snan stsnd-
izg On the brink Of the grave. that | an
speskin. the trurA The world has turned
against uae; sat know hsve one friend
left, and Ia, 10 you. Nov ysu nuss prem
SO hat yca viii not say q word Of this unth
I ar esn-. rh,n you can publish IT, and
let has cruel vcrld know the suth of the
matter. don't want - take any more Of
your t.Ee than l can hefr- so / will begin
AZ once must axe you back before the
murder and tell Of conversation / had
sfth Charles CAKES Ia reference 10 the kill
inz 81 Drase. Il vas abost Dec. 1. ca a
Wednesday night. Dsuse vas away, g. ne
usually vas oig part of the time. Gates
came N and asked me II / Vas alone.
G-orgie and frankie were out riding down
hhl. Mary was upstairs. Gates then
ssted rne II / did No; want 10 Est rid oi
Druse. | told him l Was nsariT dead
row asad DID aot care what happened. he
ssxsa NJ II [ sad the pistci be gave me YET.
Il vss IN the pantry. asd / told HIN 30.
went and got IL ssd showed il 70 hin. He
saw II Wa not lssded in al the barrels
,nesnin. ths cysfsdsr ch.nbsr.) and he
put IN .sue more ca<wegrs and gave il
back % ne. He wanted 20 know if | could
fire it, 6T went 10 tine door sud snapped
IL. 10 diA not - OF for the cartridge vas no
good | put in ansther, ard said We'll
you know Low TO DO II, and thar iserongh."
he then said. Now. II anything happens
you csa depend on rle TO help you" With
that he went away. Hs came again on
December Il. tbs night before the murder.
and told me 10 hurry up-to tage the first
chance GOT. He said We should not burn
The head because II would leave traces: be
would take care OF that lie said he would
go hsbucxg heat st the same time and save
-uy cause Of suspicion. TIE next mo~ning
] saw hin conisg up the road, just as
Druse sat down 10 breakfast. This was Just
after he rsjs-c the - 20 strike me- and /
r,n into the sU.tery. I got tae pistol and
cams ou. He suOro awful about the tea
and sr.rr, and raised the pistol
and shot hit hir in the
Gates aes shot through the window a-i
5s ieil 70 u floor. astes then saot s-ain.
! onfy ssot cnc-. szses shot LsTes ~ four
tircs. 7 tess 'he s.e aud cIt his hsRd OF
snt chopped tbs oe3y -. rhe hesd wss
snapped q paper 1ed csrrs3d cut - the
woeassrd II vss p-, N lot OF buck
whsst. The aocy wss sil 5uYned up, and
sone wa sivsr 10 tie pir. That 10 not
ttile .Sogs feeaing 10 20 tSe hogs. u was
bca.A sld then burcd. Gates cane that
night and I told him what happened. He
grfsYsa rsy sxsd and sad dsnc nebly.
Hs sst6 he vooTd come for the suctrhea
tops-rov 1,rsinE which ne did ~ took
Drnsss rezd With hin. II rss buried one
niic trc- RichEeis Springs whxr- ] csuId
End 10 II -rsse. II csuld 7svg se found
frr tiIe rscrrS res vish ssks szs alone.
Csssrirs PIT overheard rs ts!6iE- ssozt 4
,ros bss he - dsaa now. ara cant ts3k
Gates 10 che sniT ore whs kRor, anything
s,out is. Y5sr~ wss s1efh.r nan wrth
Gates vsisn se got the suckvtsat aad il
vas Elwcot Hrs nsus --s Bli It took
.sht hurs % burr the -ody and il n1si. an
awful smell I nearly fsin'.d ss-srli
times. George Dru-. au4 Frank Gstss
we .hsr- ss-e Of the time. They ait
not 80 n 1cs, though. I s-nirhcm doxn
70 the wood lot and bad th--- carry shin
E3rs ril~i Druse hrcausc I could rot
sts1H = snv iorr.r. lie wsss oru,o. and {
had not slept with hin ir Twelve yesrs.
Tnst s al I car tell. Gstss cut ID Frank
- t~i zsst as old tel 20 shove it sll on
usr bet - viil -et lis revsrd sorre tine.
Nov ysa r-u~t not tell any one ef rflis uuiil
ar zcn.. and not - if get IN any psper
u.td rn& y tomorrow donf csr- how
-ssy frows r then. 1 irurt 70 you - 80
i IS al rzht. Nou csn ssT, too. that on
nv tYf-g dsy am more innocent of the
-rirs- thar fhsss -fo PAT nle up 10 it. 4
F-csv a,rzfvs sh--u sll-ail who 30 cruelty
3~>-yssd T-. There Ere sor1e naTase on
that r-sisfcr s-ut from Warren which
eoud covsr -ith saa-s. but / de in pescs
wI's ~s-y one
Tsf. coaf---ion vas m.3e Sunday morn
ia-. -us At TIE rs1flest 0f NJ Druse was
Kept rs-r the press an'ii sftsr rer death.
Sss Fxossvssss Hsr p-sxhter